§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce legislation to provide for graded 25W attendance allowances to meet the needs of different degrees of disability.
§ Sir K. JosephProvision was made in the National Insurance Act 1972 to extend the scope of the attendance allowance in four phases, by age groups, to provide a lower-rate allowance for those severely disabled people who need help by day or at night. Claims from the first age group, those of working age, are currently being processed for payment from 4th June.